District level World Forest Day is celebrated

Uttam Nayak,Odishabarta

Koraput:The district level World Forest Day is celebrated with the joint support of the Koraput Forest District, the COAT’S and the Intache Chapter in the local COATS premises.

Sri JP Singh,DFO jeypore was the chief guest at the function presided over by PC Mohapatra, Director, COATS.  He encouraged ordinary people as well to take part in solving this great task: “One of the things you and other people can do is keep up the pressure … there are going to be some difficult decisions for government”.  Among others, Dr. Suresh Chandra Das, Senior Member, Koraput Intache Chapter, SP Gantayat, Retired Principal, VD College Jaipur, ACF Uma Mahesh, Koraput Forest District, ACF RK Nag, Koraput Ranger Rohit Kumar were prominently present.  Employees of the Koraput Forest Department, who have done outstanding work for forest creation, were honored at the event.  Finally, Prof. Ravi Narayan Patra offered his thanks.